Tamera's X Factor disco makeup

X Factor's makeup artist reveals exactly how to do Tamera's disco party look.

We've developed a serious beauty crush on X Factor contestant Tamera Foster and her incredible disco diva look is one we're logging in our style files for party season.

The X Factor makeup artist Julia Carta let us in to her showbiz secrets with this break down of exactly how she achieved Tamera's look, from the spray tan and eyebrow threading to the false lashes. Over to the expert…

Screen-worthy skin

"It was key to get Tamera's skin squeaky clean and soft. She had a mini-facial (including exfoliation and a hydrating mask) from Beautylab London. To enhance her already beautiful skin tone, we made it more golden with a Sun-Believable professional spray tan.

"To make her makeup last I applied the Urban Decay Pore Perfecting Complexion Potion to Tamera's face, giving it time to settle before applying makeup. It leaves you with a nice, smooth even base for your makeup to last all day and fills in any open pores, it mattifies the skin and blurs out any tiny imperfections.

"To create the look of her baby soft skin, I concealed to perfection using the Sheer Cover Studio Conceal & Brighten Trio. Next I applied a minimal amount of the Laura Mercier foundation to even out Tamera's skin tone. I then added a light mist of Airbase Professional airbrushing to give her a flawless red carpet complexion.

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"I achieved that gorgeous luminous golden glow by applying Body Bling in Original on the cheekbones and centre of the nose, cupids bow and brow bone to highlight and brighten her face. I also applied Body Bling to her legs and arms.

"To knock off any shine, I used a minimal amount of Sheer Cover Studio Powder along her T-Zone."

Disco makeup

"For that disco siren look, I used the Chanel Cream Eyeshadow in Illusoire over her entire lid and I then dipped my finger in the cream eyeshadow and then into some Stargazer Glitter. I then very gently patted it onto the cream eyeshadow base on the eyelid. A little tip would be to hold a tissue underneath to catch any glitter fall out and prevent it from sticking to your foundation. To remove any stubborn glitter use a little bit of sellotape to lift it up.

"To create the illusion of thicker lashes I applied the Kryolan Liquid Liner very close to Tamera's lash line to create definition on the eye and then added a big retro flick, mapping out the desired eye shape to create that perfect feline flick. To add more drama I applied a set of Noveau lashes then lashings of the Urban Decay Urban Lash Mascara.

"To finish off the eyes I outlined the Kryolan Kajal on the bottom lash line and smudged with a cotton bud to give a smokey look, then applied some in the water line to make her eyes glisten.

"To enhance her already beautiful cheek bones, I contoured her cheekbones with the Sleek Contour Pallette and added warmth to her gorgeous cheeks with a light dusting of the ELF Studio Blush in Tickled Pink.

"To create her disco lips I defined with a MAC Magenta lip liner and filled in with the Sleek Palette in Showgirl. I then added a layer of Urban Decay's Heavy Metal Glitter Eye Liner in Catfight. Lastly I dabbed on some sparkle using the Star Gazer Glitter Shaker in UV Purple.

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"Tamera had her brows threaded and shaped by Shavata, the brow guru. I then used the Shavata Brow Palette to further define Tamera's brows."

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